Back in the barracks, the soldiers of the Gu family army came out, Li Sheng was in a heavy mood, if this matter was not resolved reasonably, I am afraid that they would not have to wait for the Liao army to attack, and they would have trouble themselves.

In the tent, Li Sheng sat at the top, and Gu Junyan, Xu Guanyi and others stood in the tent.

Li Sheng slapped the table and said angrily: "Xu Guanyi! Are you guilty? ”

Xu Guanyi was slightly stunned, he raised his head, met Li Sheng's serious and solemn gaze, the uneasiness in his heart became more and more obvious, he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is panicked, the minister mishandled Gu Junyan's treason with the enemy, and he was too excited, and I ask Your Majesty to forgive me." ”

"Do you think I'm looking for you just for this?" Li Sheng said in a deep voice, and he sighed: "Guanyi, you have disappointed me too much. ”

This is a big reversal, everyone in the tent is a little inexplicable, Xu Guanyi is a celebrity next to Li Sheng, and he is also the concubine of Princess Wuyang, he has always been favored by Li Sheng, and he has not heard of what Xu Guanyi did, why did he make Li Sheng so angry?

"The minister is stupid, please make it clear to Your Majesty!"

Li Sheng slapped the table again: "You are still quibbling until now?" Okay, you come and tell me, how did Su Yunzhen's so-called information come back to China? She is a side concubine, who has no relatives and no reason in the Liao Kingdom, how can she send the so-called suicide note back to the capital thousands of miles away? After a pause, he said coldly: "Didn't you keep saying that Gu Junyan exchanged letters with the Liao people, so you recognized him as collaborating with the enemy and treason?" And what is your behavior? ”

Xu Guanyi's expression was grim, his thin lips pursed, and he knelt down slowly: "Your Majesty, the minister's help to Miss Su is just to expose Gu Junyan's crimes, Miss Su is dedicated to the country, and the minister really can't bear to let her lose a piece of her loyalty, not to mention, what Miss Su said is true, Gu Junyan is indeed secretly with Xiao Yan." ”

Li Sheng shook his head, the disappointment in his eyes overflowing, "At this point, you are still slandering Jun Yan." He sighed tiredly: "Okay, even if what Su Yunzhen said is true, so, you are afraid that Jun Yan will not be able to die, so you will not hesitate to fabricate evidence and put him to death?!" ”

Xu Guanyi said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the ministers are all for the sake of the country!" For Your Majesty......"

Li Sheng looked at him and shook his head: "For me? Then you tell me again that you colluded with the Hubu Shangshu to smuggle the food and salary transported to the border pass, and the border soldiers who were harmed almost went to war hungry, this is also for me? Is it for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji?! ”

At that time, the Liao army attacked, Gu Junyan hurriedly led the army to the expedition, and did not prepare all the grain and grass, and then he played again and again, but the grain and grass in the capital had already set off, but it was delayed to the border pass, forcing Gu Junyan to almost be cornered.

It was still Su Yun who thought of a way, Gu Junyan copied the world's money village, and only then did he get together the food and salary, and solve the urgent need.

Xu Guan was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, then lowered his head and smiled bitterly, and muttered, "I knew that Xue Ping was unreliable...... I really shouldn't have cooperated with him. ”

"So, you admit it?" Li Sheng asked with disappointment.

The reason why Yi Wen returned to the capital this time wasting so much time was that most of the time was spent looking for evidence of Xu Guanyi's crime, because with this evidence, Li Sheng finally decided to come to the border in person.

Unlike Xu Guanyi's fabrication of Gu Junyan's evidence, all these things Xu Guanyi did were true.

Li Sheng is not stupid, when he saw this evidence, he began to understand, it turned out that Xu Guanyi had been deliberately provoking the relationship between him and Gu Junyan.

Thinking of this, Li Sheng felt angry, because Xu Guanyi used his feelings for Su Yunlai to sow discord all the time, which was something he couldn't tolerate.

No king could tolerate such a thing, and his hidden feelings would be used again and again as a weapon.

Xu Guanyi smiled self-deprecatingly: "Since Your Majesty already knows, what is there to quibble about." After a pause, he curled the corners of his lips: "Isn't this a worry for Your Majesty?" Isn't it that Your Majesty can't tolerate Gu Junyan? Your Majesty didn't want him to disappear? Otherwise, how could His Majesty let the ministers provoke? Or did His Majesty admit that he was actually jealous of him? ”

Now, Xu Guanyi has no scruples.

"Enough!" Li Sheng interrupted him angrily, "Xu Guanyi framed Zhongliang, deceived the king, and played with right and wrong, the crime is extremely evil, and someone is coming!" ”

Li Sheng was really murderous at this moment, the Ninety-Five Honor, he was angry, everyone was shocked, and everyone could see that Li Sheng really wanted to kill Xu Guanyi.

"Your Majesty!" Suddenly, a green voice sounded, and Xiaobao broke in from outside with a panicked face, and then knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty! I beg Your Majesty to let my subordinate father-in-law live! subordinates, subordinates are willing to go to the soup to repay Your Majesty! ”

"Xiaobao!" Xu Guanyi exclaimed in surprise, and looked at Xiao Bao who was kneeling in front of Li Sheng with a stubborn expression.

He originally adopted him out of selfishness, but although he had a bit of father-son affection with him, he still chose to use him on the issue of getting rid of Gu Junyan.

Xu Guanyi didn't expect that when he was convicted and the crime was unforgivable, no one interceded for him, everyone thought he deserved to die, but this young child was willing to stand up and protect him.

"You? What can you do! Li Sheng said unhappily, "I miss that you are still a child, and I don't care about you." ”

"Little treasure! You step aside! There's no place for you to talk here! Xu Guanyi reprimanded angrily.

But Xiaobao, who has always been obedient, didn't look at him this time.

"Your Majesty!" Xiaobao looked at Li Sheng with a serious face: "The subordinates are still young, and they are brave in a few battles, and the subordinates say that they will ask for credit for their subordinates, and the subordinates don't want any rewards, just ask Your Majesty to let your subordinates' father-in-law live!" His subordinates knew that he had made a very serious mistake, which made many people angry and made His Majesty unhappy, but Your Majesty, he was the only relative of his subordinates, and his subordinates couldn't help him. ”

Xiaobao thought for a while, and continued: "If the military exploits of the subordinates are not enough, then the subordinates promise Your Majesty that the subordinates will definitely make more military exploits in the future to repay Your Majesty, if it doesn't work for one year, it will be ten years, and if it doesn't work for ten years, you will use the life of your subordinates, and your subordinates will guard this country for Your Majesty, and die for the country, just ask Your Majesty to let your father-in-law live!" ”

This is a child's somewhat naïve words, but looking at his stubborn and serious gaze, no one wants to laugh, because everyone has a feeling that he can do it.

Nearly twelve years old, he has already been on the battlefield, he is brave and good at fighting, he has made military exploits, and even saved Gu Junyan's life, and everyone believes without doubt that he will become the second Gu Junyan in the future.

At the age of twelve, the young ladies and talents of the dynasty are all twelve years old, and the dynasty has new hope.

For the first time, the expression on Xu Guanyi's face cracked, "Xiaobao! Why are you doing this? To repay me for raising me? Not at all! I raised you, just to get my hands on, do you know? You don't have to pay for the rest of your life for someone like me! ”

Xiaobao turned his head, looked at him and said seriously: "Man, if you think it's right, you have to stick to it, this is what you said from your father-in-law, I think what I did was right!" ”

Xu Guanyi smiled bitterly, lowered his head, and looked helpless, although this child was raised by him, his temperament and character are not like him, but a bit like ...... Gu Junyan.

It turned out that the master really didn't scream in vain, maybe this is Gu Junyan's charm, he can affect everyone around him silently, he is not as good as him.

"No way!" Li Sheng said categorically: "If you let him go, where will you put the law?" Are there any rules in this court? ”

"Your Majesty!" Suddenly, Gu Junyan opened his mouth.

Everyone looked at him in unison, their faces full of astonishment, no one expected Gu Junyan to suddenly speak.

"Your Majesty, Xiaobaoren is soft-spoken, so the last general will also intercede for Lord Xu, begging Your Majesty to spare Lord Xu's life!"

Li Sheng's face was full of surprise: "Jun Yan! He framed you like this, and you still plead for him? ”

Xu Guanyi glared at him angrily: "Gu Junyan! I don't need you to sympathize with me! I don't need you to intercede for me! I admit what I do! I still have this backbone! ”

Gu Junyan glanced at him lightly, then turned his gaze back and said to Li Sheng: "Your Majesty, the last general is not for Xu Guanyi, the last general is for Your Majesty." After a pause, in Li Sheng's stunned gaze, he continued: "The last general wants to recruit a brave general for His Majesty, and also for the common people in this world, to seek a guarantee!" ”

Li Sheng was stunned, and then glanced at Xiaobao for the first time, this is Gu Junyan's apprentice, other than that, he has never paid attention to this person, but Gu Junyan gave him such a high evaluation.

Li Sheng's mind only stayed on Xiaobao for a moment, and then he was attracted by Gu Junyan: "Junyan! You don't want to...... You are still young, this incident is my negligence, I will definitely give you justice! ”

Gu Junyan already had a retreat in his tone, but Gu Junyan is only in his twenties this year, his future is still very long, and the stability of the dynasty is still inseparable from him.

Gu Junyan knelt on one knee with a straight face, clasped his hands into fists, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please spare Guan Yi's life!" ”

Xu Guan looked at Gu Junyan in despair, why did he save him, why did he do so many things to save him? Why did he make all this stuff a joke?

It turned out that he had never understood Gu Junyan.

Li Sheng was silent, he could ignore anyone's pleas, but Gu Junyan couldn't, he was originally the biggest sufferer, if he didn't pursue it, who could say anything?

Li Sheng finally said in a deep voice: "Remove Xu Guanyi from all official positions, press him into prison, and make a decision after returning to Beijing!" ”

The guards walked up and took Xu Guan out, "Why, Gu Junyan, why do you want to save me!" ”

Xu Guanyi's unwilling questions kept coming, but no one could answer him.

Suddenly, the drums were beating outside, and the Liao army began to attack the city again, Li Sheng's visit to Xuzhou City was not low-key, and the Liao people thought that they would take advantage of this opportunity to attack the city, and if they could capture Li Sheng alive, it would be the best.

Gu Junyan heard the sound and stood up, Lao Chen took his weapons and armor, he put them on his body, arched his hand at Li Sheng, turned around and strode out.

The world is not peaceful, and he still belongs to the battlefield.

This farce seemed to be over, Su Yunlai breathed a sigh of relief, she just stood up, suddenly her eyes were dark, and she fainted.

"Ah Wan!" Li Sheng exclaimed.

It turned out that there was no moon to be seen in the prison, although there was a small window in the roof of the shed, and only the moonlight poured in, but the moon could not be seen.

Xu Guanyi sat on the ground, raised his head, and didn't understand how he had fallen to this point today.

There was a sound of footsteps, and he turned his head, only to see Princess Wuyang coming over.

He was stunned for a moment, and then instinctively stood up: "Princess, why are you here?" The border is dangerous, how can you take the risk yourself? ”

Princess Wuyang's eyes were like water, looking at the person in front of her, Xu Guanyi had always been considerate and gentle to her, she would marry him, and she was also moved by his gentleness and carefulness, but now it seems that she feels a little ...... Satirize.

"Don't worry, the imperial brother has promised that the young general will not kill you, so you don't have to please me, I just came to see you," Princess Wuyang said in a low voice, "I grew up in Xuzhou City, and I am more familiar with this place than the capital. ”

Xu Guan was stunned one by one, and then realized that she had misunderstood, and couldn't help but bow her head and smile bitterly: "Is it that no matter what I say now, you will think that I have ulterior motives?" ”

Princess Wuyang looked at his gloomy gaze, so sad and moving, she was silent for a while, and then she said: "I went to Xu's mansion, I saw it, I saw the plaque of Muyun Courtyard, you have always been cautious, after we got married, you took off the plaque and put it away, but it was not destroyed in the end, it was also because it was related to her, you are reluctant, right?" ”

Xu Guan was stunned for a moment, and then he understood, he said that Li Sheng's attitude today was a little weird, even if he knew that he had framed Gu Junyan, there was no reason to be so ruthless, it turned out that Li Sheng already knew......

"I'm sorry." Xu Guanyi was silent for a moment before speaking.

Princess Wuyang smiled self-deprecatingly: "Ah Wan and I really can't be friends, he is too, so are you, why is she the person you like?" ”

Xu Guanyi smiled self-deprecatingly: "Yes, why is it her?" I've also asked myself this question, and I don't understand why I can't give up, but it's just a woman, who knows that it's hopeless to persevere, but when she thinks of giving up, her heart hurts so much that she can't bear the pain, so she has to continue to struggle in it, and she has done so many things for her, and it's just a self-deception. ”

He has always been smart, because all the confusion is used in the word love, that woman, when she first met, became the demon in his heart, and everything he did was for her.

Princess Wuyang saw the pain between his eyebrows, but his eyes were soft, and when he mentioned Su Yunlai, his whole person became gentle, which was a look she had never seen before.

When she found the plaque, she should have felt angry, but because the object was Su Yunlai, she didn't, but instead had a feeling, 'It turned out to be her'.

That girl, who was different from others from the first time they met, attracted her attention, Gu Junyan and Li Sheng, and later Xu Guanyi.

She is so special, and so smart and strong, she has never seen such a woman, Princess Wuyang asked herself, if she was replaced, maybe she would not do better than her.

Therefore, she can't hate it, and she can't blame it, that woman is also the woman that Li Sheng and Gu Junyan love the most.

"Have you ever liked me?" Princess Wuyang asked softly.

Xu Guanyi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Princess Wuyang to ask this question, she would marry Princess Wuyang that day, it is true that it is because of her identity, and another point, it is also because Princess Wuyang likes Gu Junyan, he and she are both people who can't ask for it, even if he doesn't love her, she won't care.

Two men and women who have no love are together, and it may be a kind of fulfillment for each other.

"After so many years as a husband and wife, how can they not have sincerity?" Xu Guanyi sighed and said, "I said on the day I got married, I would cherish and respect you, and I did it myself." ”

"But when the husband and wife are together, it's not enough to have sincerity." Princess Wuyang said softly.

She's only recently figured this out.

"I also had a heart that day, and I was forced by the imperial brother to be anxious, so I got married, I can't blame you, it's just that we can't be husband and wife anymore." Princess Wuyang said calmly: "After going through so much, I realized that what I want is not only to cherish and respect, but also to love. ”

Xu Guan nodded, "I wish you happiness." After a pause, he added, "I'm sorry." ”

Whether he meant it or not, he hurt her, and she was a princess who should have been better.

Princess Wuyang tugged at the corners of her lips slightly, "That's it, you've learned a lesson." ”

He did so much, tried his best, tried his best, but in the end he still didn't get what he wanted, which was a more terrible torture than death for Xu Guanyi.

So when Li Sheng asked her what to do with Xu Guanyi, she chose to reconcile, this marriage was originally a mistake, and now it should be corrected.

In fact, Princess Wuyang really wanted to ask Xu Guanyi, even if Gu Junyan died, how could he be sure that he would get Su Yunlai? Not to mention anything else, without Gu Junyan, without being able to stop Li Sheng, why does Xu Guanyi think that he can compete with Li Sheng?

But she didn't ask, this was her last pride, and it also reserved the last bit of self-esteem for him.

Regarding this issue, in fact, Xu Guan has thought about it a long time ago, not to mention anything else, Su Yunlai was married to a wife and gave birth to a daughter, which doomed her to be impossible to enter the palace, that is, Li Sheng wanted to change her identity, it also depended on whether Su Yunlai was willing or not.

Xu Guanyi naturally had a way to keep Su Yunlai.

Why did he have to get rid of Gu Junyan, because he was too jealous and couldn't stand her beside another man, watching them go in and out, watching that man carefully protect her side, he couldn't stand it.

wants to replace him, wants to be him, so desperate desire, like a worm, slowly eats away at his heart.

Princess Wuyang turned around, she was a princess, so naturally it was not good to stay in prison for a long time, "Don't worry, the imperial brother will not kill you." ”

"Thank you, princess." Xu Guanyi arched his hand at her back and made a gesture.

He believed that as a result, Princess Wuyang must have spoken for him, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly, he had done so many things wrong, and there were still people defending him, this feeling...... It's really guilty.

In the sixth year of Xuande, the Liao army invaded the country, Gu Junyan led the army to resist the enemy, repelled the Liao army of 300,000, Gu Junyan led the troops to pursue, in this battle, a nearly twelve-year-old general beheaded Xiao Tingxuan, the prince of the Great Liao, and became famous in a battle.

The Liao State was in turmoil, Gu Junyan took advantage of the victory to pursue, smashed the capital of the Liao State, the soldiers came to the city, the Liao army was not low, and the King of Liao sent people to talk.

In the seventh year of Xuande, Su Zhan, the governor of Jiangnan, signed a peace treaty with Liao instead of Li Sheng.

The concubine Xu Guanyi deserved to die for framing Gu Junyan and forming a party for personal gain, but Gu Junyan interceded for him, and Emperor Xuande was extraordinarily gracious and exempted from all official positions, detained Xu Fu, and was not allowed to come out for life.

In the same year, the major general Gu Junyan returned to the field, handed over the military power, and returned to the mountains and forests with his family.

On the city wall of the capital, Gu Junyan stood behind Li Sheng, and the two looked at the land in the distance.

"I've been wondering if I'm really not fit to be this emperor, you guys, I can't keep you one by one." Li Sheng said in a low voice.

Gu Junyan thought for a while and said seriously: "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, he has done a good job of reducing taxes, stabilizing the hearts of the people, and stabilizing the border gates. ”

Li Sheng chuckled: "I didn't expect that one day I would still hear a compliment from the young general, but it would be in vain." ”

"I mean it."

Li Sheng nodded, sighed and said, "Yes, Gu Junyan never needs to say good things to anyone. After a pause, he was silent for a moment, and then asked in a low voice, "Jun Yan, do you have to go?" ”

Gu Junyan nodded without hesitation: "In the first half of my life, I lived for the Gu family, and in the second half of my life, I wanted to do it for myself." ”

Li Sheng's eyes darkened, "Jun Yan, have you ever blamed me?" ”

The things Xu Guanyi did were actually not clever, as long as Li Sheng paid a little attention, he would not be provoked by him, but what Xu Guanyi said and what he did, Li Sheng did not think about it.

He was talking about Li Sheng's heart, so Xu Guanyi was able to frame Gu Junyan unscrupulously.

Gu Junyan raised his head, looked at Li Sheng, and asked seriously: "Your Majesty, you had the opportunity to kill me that day, but Your Majesty didn't, has Your Majesty ever regretted it?" ”

Li Sheng was slightly stunned, with the situation of the day, if Li Sheng really wanted to get rid of Gu Junyan, it would be easy, Gu Jiajun could not rebel, as long as he didn't show up, let Xu Guanyi kill Gu Junyan, or make things bigger, Gu Junyan would not be able to escape the charge.

But he went anyway.

Li Sheng sighed and said, "I, in addition to being the emperor, I am also your cousin. ”

It's like when she was very young, the first crown princess was still there, she brought Gu Junyan to him and told him that Sheng'er was an elder brother and should take good care of his younger brother.

Although later, it was Gu Junyan who took care of him more, but it was his younger brother, how could he bear it, and how could he really hurt him?

Xu Guanyi's calculation was not wrong, he calculated the king's heart, but he miscalculated the people's heart.

Gu Junyan smiled slightly, saluted Li Sheng's last fist, and then strode over.

He finally has no regrets, the country he guards, the emperor he guards, and everything he pays is worth it.

One day in March, Gu Junyan, a generation of famous generals, quietly left the capital with his family.

"Dad, where are we going?" Gu Qinghao rode on horseback, turned his head to look at Gu Junyan, and asked curiously.

Gu Junyan lowered his head, his eyes were gentle, and he touched Gu Qinghao's head: "Listen to your mother." ”